Keqiutou Ruins of Pingtan is one of the most recent batch of heritage sites to be listed under state protection.
Pingtan is scheduled to host a seminar on Austronesian archaeology research from Oct 27 till Oct 30.40 experts in the fields of archaeology and museology across China are expected to join in the event.
Pingtan Tourism Group Co. Ltd has revealed in a press release recently that the construction of Keqiutou Archaeological Park is currently under way, and as an important part of it, the Austronesian Museum has finalized its conceptual design.
The 8th Chinese Museums and Relevant Products and Technologies Exposition (MPT Expo) was held at Fuzhou Strait International Conference & Exhibition Center from Nov. 23 to 26. Pingtan made its debut at the MPT Expo, displaying Austronesian archaeological relics and creative cultural artworks to visitors.
New progresses have been made in the construction of International Austronesian Archaeological Research Base. Presently, the restoration and renovation of 16 old stone-houses have been completed, along with some infrastructures of roads in the relics park and the scenic village where the Base is located.
A burial site dating back to the China’s Southern Dynasties 1500 years ago and ruins of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties 3000 years back were uncovered recently in Pingtan, Southeast China’s Fujian Province by the archaeologists of Xiamen University. This is the first time tomb ruins were unearthed in Pingtan.
Pingtan is to build an international model city for heritage protection The 2018 Provincial Infrastructure Archaeology Cooperative Conference for Southern China was held in Pingtan on October 16, bringing together archaeology experts from across 16 provinces in China. The main agenda of the conference is to bring forth opinions on the experiences of infrastructure archaeology and archaeological practices in each provinces for the conservation of Pingtan’s cultural relics and archaeological findings.
The 2018 Cross-Straits Summer Camp for Kid Choirs opened in Pingtan on August 27. Students from cross-straits primary schools visited Liushui Central Primary School to exchange experience, attend interesting courses and enjoy the scenic beauty of Pingtan Island.